How To Sail Around the World

Cole Brauer spent 130 days completely alone at sea to become the first American woman to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the globe, setting a new speed record in the process. It was not always smooth sailing. Cole joins Dan to talk about the wave that sent her flying across the deck, the two weeks of "solitary confinement”, why her mom told her to suck it up, and what it's like being the only woman in a fleet of 16. Her new memoir, First Light, is out September 15th.

130 DAYS. ALONE.

Timestamps

0:00 – The wave that broke her ribs

1:02 – Meet Cole Brauer

2:33 – Why she chose sailing over medical school

4:03 – Inside the race: 130 days, 16 competitors, solo

6:37 – The brutal first two weeks alone at sea

8:23 – Living under 24/7 surveillance

11:03 – Cracked ribs and hiding it from the competition

20:20 – Being underestimated in a male-dominated sport

26:26 – The Billy Jean King story & her message to women
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Cole Brauer spent 130 days completely alone at sea to become the first American woman to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the globe, setting a new speed record in the process. It was not always smooth sailing. Cole joins Dan to talk about the wave that sent her flying across the deck, the two weeks of "solitary confinement”, why her mom told her to suck it up, and what it's like being the only woman in a fleet of 16. Her new memoir, First Light, is out September 15th.

130 DAYS. ALONE.

Timestamps

0:00 – The wave that broke her ribs

1:02 – Meet Cole Brauer

2:33 – Why she chose sailing over medical school

4:03 – Inside the race: 130 days, 16 competitors, solo

6:37 – The brutal first two weeks alone at sea

8:23 – Living under 24/7 surveillance

11:03 – Cracked ribs and hiding it from the competition

20:20 – Being underestimated in a male-dominated sport

26:26 – The Billy Jean King story & her message to women

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